---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Data Security Law, Insurance Commissioner to regulate, reports to Insurance Dept., licensee to implement information security programs, oversight of third-party providers, reports re cybersecurity events, criminal penalties, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd."
description: "Insurance Data Security Law, Insurance Commissioner to regulate, reports to Insurance Dept., licensee to implement information security programs, oversight of third-party providers, reports re cybersecurity events, criminal penalties, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "SB 54"
citation: "Alabama SB 54 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelnutt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf93146d-6a20-430c-9f28-9f23169bd25f"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB54"
source_hash: "c0b3bc6df806160e4a64d7a9f2ce1dae306db7ad58d186e8877c122b58d01d6f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 54 (2019rs) — Insurance Data Security Law, Insurance Commissioner to regulate, reports to Insurance Dept., licensee to implement information security programs, oversight of third-party providers, reports re cybersecurity events, criminal penalties, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB54-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 198004-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198004-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 198256-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198256-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB54-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB54-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 85 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 86 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 337 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 87 — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shelnutt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Banking and Insurance Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 85 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 86 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 87 `passage`
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Technology and Research `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 337 `passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Banking and Insurance first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-98. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf93146d-6a20-430c-9f28-9f23169bd25f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).